[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52274-52275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26085]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 78G-0195]


Valley Forest Resources, Inc.; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation 
Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition (GRASP 
MF-3714) proposing to affirm that the use of ground whole aspen and 
ground aspen parts as a feedstuff for livestock are generally 
recognized as safe (GRAS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon A. Benz, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine (HFV-228), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., 
Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-6657.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of July 28, 1978 (43 FR 32864), FDA announced that a petition 
(GRASP MF-

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3714) had been jointly filed by Aspen Fiber Corp., P.O. Box 14, 
Marcell, MN 56657, and Fiber For, Inc., R.D. No. 4, Box 207, Prior 
Lake, MN 55372. This petition proposed to amend the GRAS regulations in 
21 CFR part 582 to affirm that ground whole aspen and ground aspen 
parts used as a feedstuff for livestock are GRAS.
    FDA spoke with a member of the Minnesota Office of Economic 
Opportunity, Minnesota Department of Economic Security, and a former 
employee of the Aspen Fiber Corp. Through these sources, FDA determined 
that Aspen Fiber Corp. has merged with Valley Forest Resources, Inc., 
HC 1 Box 76, Marcell, MN 56657. Valley Forest Resources agreed, by 
letter of April 2, 1998, to the withdrawal of the petition. FDA 
attempted to contact Fiber For, Inc., by letter of January 28, 1998, 
but that letter was returned as undeliverable. FDA has been unable to 
locate the firm through directory assistance or the Internet.
    The petition is withdrawn based on the letter from Valley Forest 
Resources, Inc., without prejudice to future filing.

    Dated: September 17, 1998.
Stephen F. Sundlof,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 98-26085 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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